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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
the language in the novel really is beyond the bounds of decency
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as in confines
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
colored outside the bounds of the drawing
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as in to border
to serve as a border for
being bounded on all sides by the Alps has helped Switzerland maintain its neutrality
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as in determined
fully committed to achieving a goal
I am bound and determined to write a novel before I turn 30
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Recent Examples of bound
Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Hooper reached over Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed for the catch and held on while getting both feed in bounds through contact.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The neighborhood is roughly bounded by East Maddox Avenue to the north, Wichita Street to the east, Mitchell Boulevard and Glen Garden Drive to the south and Sycamore Creek to the west.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Corrections officers strap the black-and-blue mask with a plexiglass face shield to the bound inmate, Hood said, removing his glasses and instructing another person present strap the mask tightly to his face, before breathing deeply.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Then, Pribula threw a backward pass that went out of bounds, for a loss of 6.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Hooper reached over Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed for the catch and held on while getting both feed in bounds through contact.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
And speaking of guest stars doing all of the trio’s investigative work for them, Richard Kind then bounds into the room (as Richard Kinds are wont to do) with a huge development of his own.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The neighborhood is roughly bounded by East Maddox Avenue to the north, Wichita Street to the east, Mitchell Boulevard and Glen Garden Drive to the south and Sycamore Creek to the west.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
These tightly bound, spherical swarms often contain hundreds of thousands of stellar bodies and play host to some of the oldest stars in our galaxy.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Corrections officers strap the black-and-blue mask with a plexiglass face shield to the bound inmate, Hood said, removing his glasses and instructing another person present strap the mask tightly to his face, before breathing deeply.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bound
Adjective
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The Broncos seemed determined to splatter Ragu on Mona Lisa.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Bernadette Fox, a brilliant but agoraphobic architect, mysteriously disappears, sending her 15-year-old daughter, Bee, on a determined search.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Cody Balmer stood outside an iron fence surrounding the resolute brick mansion, waiting and watching the home where his target slept.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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His fitness record and resolute performances playing a big role in helping Everton survive during a turbulent chapter in the club’s modern history.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the musical film, HUNTR/X faces their biggest threat yet in the form of the Saja Boys, a rival boy band comprised of demons intent on stealing the ladies' fanbase and feasting on their souls.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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At the end of 2018, Top Rank became intent on signing Tyson Fury.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Bound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bound. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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